M 4.6 in Mexico on 29 Nov 2021 20:00 UTC

Hazard models

EQ parameters
Shakemap
Tsunami

Event summary

This earthquake is expected to have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

Earthquake Magnitude: 4.6M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 29.8352 , -113.8222
Event Date: 29 Nov 2021 20:00 UTC
29 Nov 2021 12:00 Local
Exposed Population:
10 thousand in 100km
Source: NEIC us6000g7q0
Inserted at: 03 Dec 2021 22:16 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score
4.4 (Mexico)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us6000g7q0 Scaled population (vector) 3.39  
  C1 earthquake 1  
  C2 earthquake 0  
  Country Vulnerability -1  
  INFORM_normalised 0.92  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1412721 0 29 Nov 2021 20:00 4.6M, 10km N/A 7 thousand (in 100km) 00:30 NEIC
1413617 0 29 Nov 2021 20:00 4.6M, 10km N/A 10 thousand (in 100km) 4d 02:15 NEIC
The episode that generated the alert; the next major evaluations beyond 12 hours will not trigger additional alerts.
The episode that has the last updated information.
* The max MMI detected for sources having shakemaps;
** The population detected in MMI>=7 for episode with shakemap or in a 100km radius;
*** The tsunami max height.

Exposed population

The earthquake happened in Mexico , State of Baja California (population 1,806,829) . The nearest places are Asamblea, Molino Lacy, Molino, and Calamajué.

Radius Population
100 km 11000 people
75 km 2700 people
50 km <1000 people
20 km no people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Baja California Mexico 1.8 million people
Sonora Mexico 2 million people
Baja California Sur Mexico 350000 people
Arizona United States 3.8 million people
California United States 31 million people
New Mexico United States 1.6 million people
Chihuahua Mexico 2.7 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Asamblea Baja California Mexico Village - 47 km
Molino Lacy Baja California Mexico Village - 48 km
Molino Baja California Mexico Village - 56 km
Calamajué Baja California Mexico Village - 62 km

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Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

Airports

Name IATA Code Elevation (m) Usage Runway type IFR Runway Length (ft) Distance
Rancho Santa Ynes 671 0 86 km
Rancho Santa Ynez 610 0 91 km
Bahia de los Angeles North BHL 5 0 98 km

More information

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